Cash-carrier



(No Model.) H. M. WEAVER.

CASH CARRIER.

No. 500,307. Patented June 27, 1893,r

UNITED STATES PATENT OEEICE.

HENRY M. VEAVER, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

CASH-CARRIER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 500,307, dated June27', 1893.

Application filed March 15 1892.

To all whom t may concern.'

Beit known that I, HENRY M. WEAVER, of Mansfield, in the county ofRichland and State of Ohio, have invented certain new and usefulImprovements in Cash-Carriers; and I do hereby declare the following tobe a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as willenable others skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and usethe same.

Myinvention relates to an improvement in cash carriers, in which thecarrier runs on a track wire or equivalent device-such forinstance asrope or cord-and is propelled by pressing another wire against the rearside of the carrier obliquely to the line of travel.

My invention consists in the parts andcombinaton of parts as will bemore fully described and pointed out in the claims.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure lis a view in side elevation of asection of a carrier embodying my invention, and Figs. 2, 3, 4 and 5 areviews of modified construction.

A represents a hanger attached tothe ceiling or other portion of thebuilding in the usual manner, and B is a continuation of the lower endof hanger A and provided at its lower end with the bracket J to whichlatter the braces D employed for steadying the hanger and shaft areattached. This bracket J carries a roller B and is constructed at itsouter and smaller end to receive the track wire X, the latter beingsecured at one end to said bracket and at its opposite end to asimilarly constructed bracket (not shown). The bracket J is providedwith an opening or recess for the reception of roller B and the steelrod H which latter when in position rests between the wheel B and thehub a of the bracket J. Attached to the lower end of the rod H is ahandle P and located above the handle and attached to said rod H is thearm Z to which is attached one end of the propelling wire Y, theopposite end of said propelling wire being attached to a similarlyconstructed arm at the opposite end of the track (not shown). To theupper end of the spring rod H is attached the bracket b carrying theroller A and the collar U, the latter encircling the lower endB of thehanger and the former bearing against the front face of said shaft. At-

tached to the upper end of bracket b is the cord or rope G which latterpasses upwardly Serial No. 424,999. (No model.)

over pulley E carried by hanger A and from thence downwardly to theweight W, which latter is provided with a collar w encircling the hangerfor preventing vibration of the weight. By pulling down on handle P thewire Y is moved away from the track wire X and presses obliquely againstthe rear of the wheel of the carrier, the result being that the carrieris propelled rapidly along the wires and reaches the receiving stationbut a moment after the drawing down of handle P. The spring of rod Hwill allow for the radius described by the lower wire Y, and as soon asthe car or carrier has reached the opposite end of the track byreleasing the handle P the wires X and Yare caused to assume theirnormal and approximately parallel positions by the weight W descendingand elevating rod H. The tension of the wire Y holds rod H against theroller B and the collar U litting very loosely on shaft B holds theupper end of rod H in position, while the wheel A reduces the frictionto a minimum.

In Fig. 2 I have dispensed with the weight W and substituted a spiralspring N which latter encircles the lower end B of the hanger betweenbrackets J and l).

In Fig. 8 I have dispensed with bracket l) and placed the spring rod I-Iwithin the end B of the hanger.

In Fig. 4 I have dispensed with the weight W and located a spiral springwithin shaft C, the upper end of the spring being engaged by aprojection from bracket b passing through a slot in end B.

In Fig. 5 I have provided the rod H, which in this instance need not bea spring rod, with a movable plunger H2, the latter being connected atone end with one end of the lower wire, the other end carrying a nut orother device for varying the tension of the spring H3. In thisconstruction the rod H is shown inside the hanger and is moved upwardlyby a spring, and as before stated need not be a spring rod as the springHs allows for the radius described by the lower wire.

It is evident that numerous slight changes in the constructive detailsof my invention might be resorted to without departing from the spiritand scope of my invention; hence I would have it understood that I donot wish to confine myself to the exact form and con- IOO structionshown, but consider myself at liberty to make such changes andalterations as fairly fall within the spirit and scope of my invention.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim as new, and desire tosecure by Letters Patent, is

1. The combination, with a hanger, and a stationary track wire, of aspring rod having sliding connection with the hanger, and a propellingWire secured to this spring rod, substantially as set forth.

2. The combination,witl1 a hanger, and a track wire secured thereto, ofa spring rod having sliding connection with the hanger, a propellingwire connected with this rod, and a roller against which the rod bearsin its sliding movement, substantially as set forth.

3. The combination with a hanger, a roller carried thereby and a trackwire secured to said hanger, of a movable propelling wire, a spring rodloosely engaging the hanger so as to slide there-nn and bearing againstthe roller, the said rod being connected to one end of the movablepropelling Wire and means for elevating said rod, substantially as setforth.

4. The combination with a hanger, a track wire secured at one endthereto, and a mov- S. M. DoUGLAss, O. W. FARBER.

